Boxing superstar Anthony Joshua reportedly paid an emotional tribute to his departed friends shortly after being discharged from the hospital on New Year’s Eve.
According to reports, the former world heavyweight champion was driven straight to a funeral home to pay his respects to Kevin Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami.
They both aged 36 and died in a tragic road accident.
The two men were killed when the Lexus SUV conveying them and Joshua crashed into a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Sagamu, Ogun State, on Monday.
The Daily Mail of London revealed growing concern within Joshua’s camp over how the boxing star will cope with the trauma of losing two close friends and aides.
The driver of the ill-fated Lexus, Mobolaji Kayode, was arraigned on Thursday before a Magistrate’s Court in Sagamu on charges bordering on reckless driving.
Kayode, 46, was arrested by the police shortly after he was discharged from a private hospital in Lagos on Wednesday.
He had been receiving treatment following the accident.
Joshua’s associate, Kolawole Omoboriowo, who reportedly broke the news of the tragedy to the boxer’s family, expressed deep concern about Joshua’s emotional state.
“What is actually in my head now is: ‘How do we get AJ out of that traumatised situation?’ That is the only thing everybody is worried about right now,” Omoboriowo was quoted as saying.
He added that although many people might think Joshua is coping well, the impact of the loss remains uncertain.
“Right now, everybody might think AJ is okay, but we don’t know how he’s going to take it. We just want everyone to give him time to rest and relax, and then we take it from there.
“We need to keep praying for AJ, for God to give him the strength to carry on with these losses,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Ogun State Police Command confirmed that Kayode was charged with four counts.
This includes dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving.
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The defendant was granted bail in the sum of ₦5,000,000, with two sureties.
